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THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF THE ARYA SAMAJ The first principle is: ‘God is the efficient cause of all true knowledge and all that is known through knowledge.’ This is the first principle out of the ten principles of the Arya Samaj movement. This principle throws light on the fact that all true knowledge and whatever is capable of being known through knowledge originates from God. For all doubtless knowledge concerning God and soul, other living beings and matter, the efficient cause is God and none else. This comprehensive knowledge known as the Vedas meaning knowledge (Rigved, Yajurved, Samved and Atharvaved) was enlightened by God in the souls (atma) of four sages, namely Agni, Vayu, Adittya and Angira. In the words of the great Manu, “All knowledge emerges from the Vedas and the Vedas are full of knowledge.” Sarvesham tu sa nama ni karmani va prithak prithak. Ved shabdebhya yevadau prithak sansthashch nirmame. Manusmriti 1/20 Meaning:- The names of all the materials and their various purposes have been formulated from the Vedas since the beginning of creation. The meaning of ‘Ved’ is true knowledge. God is the efficient cause of this knowledge because human beings have limited knowledge and this leads them into doubt, untruth, miseries and other problems. Just as God gave the human body five senses namely eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin, similarly He gave the knowledge of the Vedas to us so that we are able to use our senses in the right manner. After knowing that great God, the whole creation can be known and there is nothing else to be known. The objective of the second portion of the first principle, “all that is known through knowledge” is to say that whatever is visible or not visible, from the sun to the earth, is all created and operated by God. To follow the first principle, the followers of the Vedas must think about the principles of the world and have full faith that God is the creator of the world. This first principle is the foundation of the other nine principles. This is why it has been placed first. It is the paramount duty of every noble person to think about this principle and having firm faith in God, build one’s life according to His instructions. (
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:11:15 +0000

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